The Ascension Of King Arman

5. The Second Attack

The tree in the village was waving, the noise of the leaves in the tree dancing was very audible in the very quiet hut where Aerora was laid. Arman was looking outside the hut as birds were flying home for safety. It was like it was going to rain, the rainy season is the most fruitful in Stronas where the volume of the rivers will increase and fishes would be surplus to the extent where fishermen pick them from the bank of the rivers.

Arman had not left Aerora side since she was carried to the village healer's hut after being hit by one of the arrows of the desperados who attacked them earlier. He has started to blame himself for not protecting her from attack. Arman was in deep thoughts looking at Aerora laying unconscious, he didn't notice when Melan entered the hut.

"Arman!!!" Melan said in a loud voice and tapping Arman.

"I have been talking to you ever since I entered the hut, you seem to have not heard anything I said." "Anyways I brought something for you to eat, you have not taken anything since the incident happened" Melan added.

Arman was hungry but wanted to punish himself for letting Aerora go through the pain she is going through.

"Thank you," Arman said as he collects the bowl in Melan's hand and drops it on the table beside where Aerora was laying. Melan was then looking at this little sister on the sickbed.

"Am sorry for putting her through this, it's all my fault, I couldn't protect her enough" said Arman with a sad face and tears all over his sclera.

"You don't have to be sorry, cheer up because she will get well very soon," said Melan

After noticing tears in Arman's sclera, he told him "You are a man, crying won't solve anything, this is only a test to make you stronger, don't ever allow anyone sees you weak because they will take advantage of you"

Melan then hugged Arman after passing the word of encouragement to him.

Seconds turned to minutes, minutes turned to hours, it was already evening and Aerora had not woken up. Arman was very worried because she has not woken up or moved all day. Anyone who enters the hut to check on her had been telling him that she is going to be fine but he was no more buying their stories anymore. He immediately summoned the village healer who was right in front of the hut pounding some herbs.

"I think you should check on her, she hasn't moved since daybreak, how long is her treatment might take before she wakes," said Arman

"She will be awake very soon when she wakes her wound will heal faster so in two days she will be back to her normal self" replied the village healer.

After the village healer went back to continue pounding his herbs, Arman went outside the hut to take some air, he stood right in front of the door so he could hear any sound from the hut because it was only Aerora that was left in the hut other injured persons from the attack had woken up and left for their various huts.

While standing in front of the hut, he saw two children running after each other singing a song that they used to enhance their play. Arman immediately remembered how he plays hide and seek with his father and how his father carries him on his neck when they are going hunting. He spent most of his childhood with his father, his mum was a workaholic and wasn't always there to play with him before she went to the farm one day and never returned.

Arman was enjoying the cool evening breeze outside the hut, also the presence of the children playing in the village when he heard their loud coughs from inside the hut. It was Aerora, she is finally conscious.

"Have been here all day waiting for you to wake up, have been so worried" said Arman holding Aerora's hand.

"Am so happy to see you once again" Aerora said with a low voice.

After few minutes of Arman and Aerora staring at each other, Melan entered the hut after been informed that his sister has woken up. Arman while staring at Aerora had already felt an attraction towards her.

"Thank Goodness you are awake, how are you feeling now," said Melan as he touches Aerora's cheek.

"As she is awake now, I think by morning she will be able to stand up without any much pain," said the village healer from behind Arman and Melan.

Melan, Arman, and Aerora had series of discussions till it was slightly dark, where some minutes after 7 pm. Suddenly, the grounds of the village started shaking vigorously. It was King Arcandor soldiers that were passing through the woods. The village's location is hidden and very hard to locate by oneself, the only persons who locate the village easily according to history are hunters who mistakenly locate it as they chase their injured prey.

An announcement was made in the village that everyone should stay safe in their huts till it's safe to come outside. The village was immediately shut down, even if anyone locates the village at this time he will think it has been abandoned for years.

King Arcandor was leading his soldiers to Prodal Kingdom to inflict another attack on them. The atmosphere was very scary, the light evening clouds turned dark with flashes of green lightning splitting them up. It was like King Arcandor was using his magic to enchant the clouds. As they proceeded towards Prodal Kingdom the dark clouds were also expanding.

King Arcandor knew everything about the tight security of Prodal Kingdom so he stopped his soldiers in a range where arrows and cannon can't harm them.

"Tru movous tranimorous" chanted King Arcandor with a big slap on the ground.

Immediately an earthquake occurred, it caused the walls of Prodal Kingdom to split and some of the soldiers on it to all lose balance and fall but the bombard towers were fine. Prodal Kingdom's soldiers were no match for King Arcandor's soldiers due to their big stature and strength. The majority of King Arcandor's soldiers are giants from Xotus kingdom who he enchanted.

"Now is the time to conquer, let's take over their lands, make them our slaves and their children our footstool," said King Arcandor

"Charge and conquer," said King Arcandor as he begins riding his horse towards Prodal Kingdom gates. All his soldiers followed his lead and started charging towards Prodal Kingdom.

The archers of Prodal Kingdom who remained on the walls were already alert to fire when King Arcandor and his soldiers come to enter a range of their arrows. The ground-shaking and the cry of war was already heard in Prodal Kingdom, King Randy had ordered for all his soldiers to assemble and walk towards their gate but he was staying back in the Palace to guard his wife and kids with the hope that his soldiers and ammunition will conquer King Arcandor's soldiers like the old days.

"Today will just be a trail like it was a few years ago, nothing will change, history will repeat itself today, we will not be defeated," King Randy said as he was addressing his subjects who were in extreme fear. As he was addressing them, more subjects of his Kingdom kept on running through the gates of the palace. 75 percent of the people running to the palace for safety were females while the remaining percents were children and the old of the Kingdom.

Prodal Kingdom soldiers were waiting for a signal from the archers on the wall before they charge outside their gate in bid to protect their kingdom from the attack. Finally, King Arcandor and his soldiers were close to the gates of Prodal Kingdom, the war had begun. Prodal Kingdom archers were shooting their poisonous arrows at King Arcandor's soldiers but instead of it killing them, it was falling after hitting them. That was because of the thick iron armor from head to toe, the only opened space in the armor was their eyes hole, it left to Prodal Kingdom archers to get an accurate shot at their eyes. The only thing that was reducing the numbers of King Arcandor's soldiers was the bombard towers which were shooting fire cannon balls.

It was getting darker as King Arcandor's soldiers were getting closer to Prodal Kingdom.

"The arrows are not killing them, I think we should use more cannon and sword," said one of the archers on the wall. King Arcandor's soldiers are times two taller than any Prodal Kingdom soldiers because they are giants.

With the hope of stopping King Arcandor and his men from entering their Kingdom, Prodal Kingdom soldiers charged at them when swords and spears and their shield but they were still no match for the armored giants of King Arcandor.

King Arcandor was killing anyone who was in his way of entering the gates of Prodal Kingdom so were his soldiers also doing. He used his magic to create a repelling shield so any fire cannonball that was sent to him, he diverted it back into their Kingdom. It was very deadly, King Arcandor's soldiers were killing without pity, the whole ground was full of blood and bodies. It was like the more soldiers they kill the more they increase in number. It was already looking like Prodal Kingdom was finally coming to its lapse.

"A trovo to ma ri cano" King Arcandor chanted.

He created seven huge cannon balls suspended on air and fired them to the seven bombard towers of Prodal Kingdom which was reducing the numbers of his soldiers. King Arcandor was heading for Prodal Kingdom Palace as his men were killing Prodal Kingdom soldiers. He killed everyone who tried to stop him from getting to the palace while on his horse.

Finally, he was approaching the gate of Prodal Kingdom Palace which was many Kilometers away from the main Kingdom gate. Suddenly, a guard shot an arrow at King Arcandor's horse unaware, this caused him to fall and peel his left cheek on the ground. King Arcandor immediately stood up with anger and blood dripping from his left cheek.

"How dare you," said King Arcandor as he walked closer to the guard. The guard was engulfed with fear he had never seen such an evil being before. King Arcandor eyes were glowing red due to his anger.

"A Fri Mato fa re" chanted King Arcandor

Immediately fire started burning the guard from below till it consumed him finish. He then cleaned his left cheek with his hand and walk through the gates of Prodal Kingdom Palace.

As he entered the compound of the palace, he saw many subjects of Prodal Kingdom and he laughed.

"Bow to me now you weak beings, I have come to conquer and control your kingdom, so from now on you listen to my command and no one else," said King Arcandor.

The people of Prodal Kingdom didn't answer him, they all keep on moving away from him. This made King Arcandor angrier.

"I said bow to me" shouted King Arcandor as he draws out his sword and started killing those who refused to bow down for him.

"Stop, I said stop, you came for me and not them, leave them out of this come and have me," said King Randy with tears in his eyes from the door of his palace.

"We have a lot to discuss, I told you I will come back for you that this time you won't escape death" replied King Arcandor

"I have conquered your Kingdom today, all your subjects shall be my slaves, your child my footstool, and your wife will be my concubine, hahahahahaha" King Arcandor added.

"It was easier than the first time to conquer your Kingdom because none of my soldiers were killed by your poisoned arrows" King Arcandor kept speaking.

King Arcandor then got to where the King of Prodal Kingdom was standing and he told him to take him to where his wife and two kids were. King Randy was very adamant but after two cuts, he promised to take King Arcandor there if he won't harm his family.

King Arcandor and King Randy then got inside the King's chambers where the Queen of Prodal Kingdom Queen Milina and her two kids Princess Isabelle and Princess Natalie was.

"Well, Well, Well, What a beautiful wife you have here," said King Arcandor

"My King you are hurt," said Queen Milina

"Don't dare to come close to him, from now on you are already my wife, you submit to only I the conqueror of Stronas" said King Arcandor boastfully

"Over my dead body will I be with an ugly looking animal like you," said Queen Milina as she spits on King Arcandor's face.

King Arcandor was not too angry at the response of Queen Milina but he saw the spit as disrespectful so he drew out his sword and slit her throat.

"Noooo!!!!!!" screamed King Randy as he tries to get hold of his Queen but unfortunately for him, before he could get close to his wife, King Arcandor stabbed him in his chest.

Princess Isabelle and Princess Natalie saw the whole scene under the royal bed where they were hiding. The whole floor of the King's chamber was full of blood. King Arcandor was on his way out of the chamber when he heard someone cry from behind, immediately he turned back and saw Princess Natalie struggling with her elder sister in tears close to the bed. She wanted to go and meet her dad and mom.

"They are gone now, you will never see them again, you don't have to cry because I will take care of you," said King Arcandor as he walked slowly to them.

Both Princesses were unwilling to follow him but he forced them out and handed them over to one of his soldiers who were already coming to meet him.

"Make sure they get to Culum Kingdom Palace, I will join you over there" King Arcandor ordered his soldier.

He then ordered some of his men to take the corpse of the King and Queen of Prodal Kingdom and hang it on a plank of wood in front of the gate of Prodal Kingdom and assigned a few of his soldiers to guard his newly acquired territory, few other soldiers then followed him as he departed for Culum Kingdom.

"I have just conquered Prodal Kingdom, now I am the only ruler of all the Kingdoms, I am the conqueror of Stronas, I am Lord Arcandor," he said to his slaves in Culum Kingdom.

"From now on, no one calls me King because I am more than a King, I will be called Lord Arcandor" Lord Arcandor emphasized.

It was finally morning, the village was removed from lockdown, people started coming out in small numbers till it was announced safe to leave their huts. Arman and Melan then quickly went to meet Ashr who they saw coming towards their tent.

"What exactly happened yesterday night, it was very scary, I wasn't able to sleep till morning," Arman asked

"According to some spy I met in the woods this morning, King Arcandor last mission has been completed, he conquered Prodal Kingdom and killed both the King and Queen, he then kept their bodies hanged on a wood in front of the gates of Prodal Kingdom, he has even ordered everyone to call him Lord Arcandor" Ashr narrated sadly.

Immediately Arman heard what happened to the land where he grew up, he started running towards there in pain. Ashr and Melan ran after him so he won't get caught or killed by Lord Arcandor's soldiers. They were not able to stop him till he got to the edge of the woods where he could clearly see the corpse of the King and Queen of Prodal Kingdom on a plank.

"Who did you say did this" Arman asked

"It was Lord Arcandor" Ashr replied

At the mention of the name, Arman got angry and his eyes glowed blue.